Anagrams of: NITPICKING

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

• be overly critical; criticize minor details

• a metallic tapping sound

• a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

• the most important person in a group or undertaking

• bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle

• the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• (British slang) a prison

• a small cut

• cut slightly, with a razor

• cut a nick into

• divide or reset the tail muscles of

• mate successfully; of livestock

• a light shade of red

• any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

• a person with mildly leftist political views

• of a light shade of red

• make light, repeated taps on a surface

• sound like a car engine that is firing too early

• cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

• a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

• highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

• a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)

• medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet

• any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the best people or things in a group

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

• the act of choosing or selecting

• select carefully from a group

• look for and gather

• harass with constant criticism

• provoke

• remove in small bits

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• pilfer or rob

• pay for something

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• give an incentive for action

• provoke or stir up

• urge on; cause to act